Except the fantasy memo in question is completely irrelevant. There is no 2 hour leash. Never was. The full spirit and intent of the 3 hours prior wasn't the 3 hours part, it was always and very clearly the 9 hour "blackout" period to rest uninterrupted so we're not on what would otherwise be a 24 hour acknowledgement quasi short call. I think SD is very, very smart. But for him to whip out the 2 hour fantasy leash isn't a very good example of wit or intelligence. Its pretty transparent that he was ordered to preserve 12 hour long call concept by any means necessary so he tried to rewrite the contract unilaterally within the contraints of the mandate he was given so as to preserve existing staffing flexibility that 12 hour leashes provide, despite the fact that is now an obselete concept. This was clearly a case of "just following orders" but its still irrelevant because the company can't rewrite the contract all by itself.

If the two glasses are undrinkable, then we need another glass. This is easilly solveable by the company, they are just choosing not to constructively engage the pilot group to do it and are instead relying on unilateral fiat that borders on flat out bullying. We have to see this through though. Not only to prevent the massive concession of a 2 hour fantasy leash, which would be a QOL destroyer especially for commuters, but to avoid setting the precedent that the company can just write themselves whatever contract they want with the self granted authority of a bankruptcy judge anytime they feel there is a need. That is simply not the case.

I'm sure DALPA would pencil whip a 19 hour long call with a 9 hour leash right now, and probably a couple hours shorter with some other minor issues being addressed. But 12 is simply unworkable and a 2 hour fantasy leash isn't some great intellectual case to drink from the glass of reasonableness. Its someone slapping their nightstick in their hand while saying "dance monkey, dance".